16,198 cases of violence reported in 11 months: report

In a statement on Saturday, he said the helpline recorded 16,198 cases of violence, including 2,946 cases of murder and professional killing, 1,368 cases of suicide and 2,053 cases of torture, during the last 11 months.

Madadgaar National Helpline’s database report said the overall figure included cases of violence against children, women and men from January to November 2012. Out of the figure, 6,139 cases of violence were against children, 5,725 cases against women and 4, 334 cases against men.

From January 2000 to November 2012, 88, 416 cases of violence against women, 60,974 cases of violence against children, and 56, 190 cases of violence against men were registered

Out of the 4,334 cases of violence against men, 959 fell victim to police torture, 515 committed suicide, 402 were trafficked, 896 fell prey to professional killing and 185 cases of honour killing were reported.

Awan said there was need to take stern measures for eliminating human rights violations in the country.